Month: May 2026

Good storytelling immerses the audience in the experience. Eugy Han, an assistant professor in the Media Production, Management and Technology Department, helps our students meet that challenge literally. Although she is new to the CJC family, her work with immersive virtual environments is already helping put UF on the cutting edge of yet another technological […]

Professor of Advertising Bobi Ivanov may be one of the newest faculty members at CJC, but his love for the Gator Nation goes way back. “I’ve been looking forward to joining the Gator Nation in a more official capacity,” he said. “As a fan since high school, I now get a chance to work at […]

A new conceptual study offers suggestions on how to think of artificial intelligence (AI) systems as entities combined with human entities for impacting the salience of topics, their attributes and their associations. The study follows different contexts that appropriately capture the dynamics of human actors using AI systems to achieve their communication goals. The findings […]

A new study brings to the forefront the continued problems Black female journalists face in electronic news spaces. The findings were featured in “#WheresTiffany: Redefining Racial Broadcast Norms With Tiffany Cross’ MSNBC Removal” by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism Associate Professor Rachel Grant and Indiana University Bloomington Assistant Professor Lisa […]

Research Opportunities from May 8, 2026.

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) has retained the fourth overall ranking in the fifth annual Broadcast Education Association (BEA) rankings of schools based on the creative achievement of their students. UFCJC placed first in News, second in Documentary, sixth in Film & Video, and sixth in Sports. The rankings are […]

Six University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty members have been awarded professional development leave and sabbaticals for the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year. Cynthia Barnett, senior lecturer and Director of Climate and Environment Reporting Initiatives, will take Professional Development Leave for the fall 2026 semester. During this time, she will continue her […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty members, Journalism Senior Lecturer Herbert Lowe and Advertising Associate Instructional Professor Elizabeth “Lissy” Calienes, have been selected as recipients of UFCJC’s 2026 Faculty Professional Summer Awards. These awards support faculty in pursuing immersive professional experiences that strengthen the connection between industry practice and the classroom. […]

ProPublica reporter Debbie Cenziper, B.S. Journalism 1992, was named a finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting for a series of reports exposing how the Food and Drug Administration allowed the import of generic drugs from foreign factories that violated safety standards – with potentially lethal consequences for unsuspecting Americans. Cenziper along with […]

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Online Graduate Programs staff have successfully completed the Higher Education Master Reviewer Certification (MRC) course, the highest certification offered by Quality Matters (QM), the official course design standard adopted by UF and the state of Florida. Assistant Director Tiffany Robbert and Instructional Designer III Alecia Monteiro […]

As the days led up to my first trip to Paris, I was eager. Eager to experience a new culture, to learn about the social makeup of France and most importantly, to prove or disprove the notion that Parisians are apprehensive of American tourists. These desires are what led me to the UF in Paris […]

When I first got to UF, I never thought I’d find myself in Paris for sports journalism. I had previous experience studying abroad with the College of Journalism and Communications, but when the opportunity to go to Paris arose, it only made sense for me to use this opportunity to apply all the skills I […]